In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: J. Nagappa asserted that the suffering of the Depressed class was not due to their number in the population.
Reason: He felt the suffering was due to the systematic marginalization of the Depressed class. They had no access to education and no share in the administration.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Nagappa pointed out that numerically the Depressed Castes were not a minority: they formed between 20 and 25 percent of the total population. Their suffering was due to their systematic marginalization, not their numerical insignificance. They had no access to education and no share in the administration.